Level 3 Award in First aid at Work (RQF)

This qualification is aimed those who have completed a workplace first aider as outlined in the Health and Safety (First-aid) Regulations 1981 and the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982. There are 2 units within this course, Emergency First Aid in the Workplace and Recognition and Management of Illness and Injury in the Workplace.

Unit 1 will allow candidates to understand the role and responsibility of a first aider, be able to assess an incident and provide first aid to a casualty who is  unresponsive, choking or bleeding externally as well as a casualty who is in shock or with minor injuries.

Unit 2 enables learners to be able to conduct a secondary survey and provide first aid to a casualty with various suspected injuries such as injuries to bone muscles or joints, suspected head or spinal injuries, injuries to the chest or eyes, anaphylactic shock, bites and stings, effects of heat or cold or suspected major illness.